Learn to Fish Series

Hey… you smell that? Was that you? The largemouth bass wants to know. Although taste and smell are often lumped together, these senses perform distinctly...

We’ve discussed the fact that largemouth bass have the same 5 primary senses that we do – but they also have another: their lateral line...

How well does the largemouth bass hear sound or feel vibrations? Well, water transmits sound vibrations five times better than air. Vulnerable, struggling prey send...

Much has been learned about how the eyes of fish function. That said, the following information is a combination of science and speculation. Within each...

Things underwater are… different… than they are above. Movement is met with more resistance. Things sound different. Vibrations travel through water. Light is broken up...

In the last article, we discussed the sense of sight for largemouth bass – arguably their most important sense for both hunting and ambushing prey,...

Bass – like us – have the typical 5 senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. But there is a sixth as well: lateral line...

As we mentioned in our previous article on Prey Size for Largemouth Bass, the size of a largemouth bass with have a major influence on...

The size of an individual largemouth bass will determine prey size – the upper and lower limits of what they will hunt and ambush –...

Largemouth bass – and many other species of fish – exhibit an interesting coloring on the upper and lower portions of their bodies, called countershading....

Bass are hatched – not born. When largemouth hatch, they are nourished by a yolk sac for several days while their tiny little mouths continue...

Like weeds! MIRIGHT?! Most of the bigger bass that you come across are females. Females typically live longer than males. But why would… why would...

There are easily more than 20,000 species of fish found worldwide. Among these species, a multitude of body shapes exist. Different designs are adapted to...

The largemouth bass is a chunky lass. Dummy thicc, if you will. She’s a powerful fish, full of vinegar and whatnot, with a broad body...

The largemouth bass is distinctly different than the brook trout. As we discussed earlier, the brook trout was at one time the most popular gamefish...

Every species of fish has certain characteristics and abilities that help them survive and thrive in different environments. Catfish are known to be “swimming tongues”,...